SYSMON_PSWITCH(9) | Kernel Developer's Manual | SYSMON_PSWITCH(9)

# NAME

sysmon_pswitch — framework for power switches

# SYNOPSIS

#include <dev/sysmon/sysmonvar.h>

int
sysmon_pswitch_register(struct sysmon_pswitch *smpsw);

void
sysmon_pswitch_unregister(struct sysmon_pswitch *smpsw);

void
sysmon_pswitch_event(struct sysmon_pswitch *smpsw, int event);

# DESCRIPTION

The machine-independent sysmon_pswitch provides a framework for power management. The interface has been largely superceded by the pmf(9) framework, but sysmon_pswitch is still used to manage power switches as well as related mechanical adapters and buttons. These are encapsulated in the following structure:

    struct sysmon_pswitch {
    	const char *smpsw_name;		/* power switch name */
    	int smpsw_type;			/* power switch type */

    	LIST_ENTRY(sysmon_pswitch) smpsw_list;
    };

Unsurprisingly, smpsw_name specifies the name of the power switch and smpsw_type defines the type of it. The following types are defined:

PSWITCH_TYPE_POWER
PSWITCH_TYPE_SLEEP
PSWITCH_TYPE_LID
PSWITCH_TYPE_RESET
PSWITCH_TYPE_ACADAPTER
PSWITCH_TYPE_HOTKEY
PSWITCH_TYPE_RADIO

If the type is PSWITCH_TYPE_HOTKEY, there are few predefined names that can be used for smpsw_name:

PSWITCH_HK_DISPLAY_CYCLE
  display-cycle
PSWITCH_HK_LOCK_SCREEN
  lock-screen
PSWITCH_HK_BATTERY_INFO
  battery-info
PSWITCH_HK_EJECT_BUTTON
  eject-button
PSWITCH_HK_ZOOM_BUTTON
  zoom-button
PSWITCH_HK_VENDOR_BUTTON
  vendor-button

Once a power switch event has been proceeded, sysmon_pswitch will inform the user space powerd(8), which will possibly execute a script matching the type of the power switch.

# FUNCTIONS

After the sysmon_pswitch structure has been initialized, a new power switch device can be registered by using sysmon_pswitch_register(). The device can be detached from the framework by sysmon_pswitch_unregister().

The sysmon_pswitch_event() is used to signal a new power switch event. There are two possibilities for the value of event:

PSWITCH_EVENT_PRESSED
  A button has been pressed, the lid has been closed, the AC adapter is off, etc.
PSWITCH_EVENT_RELEASED
  A button has been released, the lid is open, the AC adapter is on, etc.

The corresponding events in powerd(8) are pressed and released.

# SEE ALSO

powerd(8), pmf(9), sysmon_envsys(9), sysmon_taskq(9)

# AUTHORS

Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@NetBSD.org>

January 6, 2015 | NetBSD 7.2